Chapter 20: Learning the Eight Gates

He casually bought a few gifts, and Qimu Chao knocked on the A Kai family's front door.

Unlike the Qimu family's mansion, the A Kai family's finances aren't good; their father Mai Te Dai is called a "ten‑thousand‑year Genin," so they can only live in a relatively old apartment building.

No one opened the door.

Qimu Chao didn't mind, left the gifts at the doorstep, and then headed to the Training Ground No. 5 where the father and son often go.

Generally, the father and son only train at home or at the training ground, so looking for them in either place will definitely find them.

At this moment, inside Training Ground No. 5, Mai Te Dai and his son continue, as always, the high‑intensity physical exercises.

"Do a thousand push‑ups; if you can't, jump rope ten thousand times; if still can't, run ten laps around the village…"

Sweating like rain, Mai Te Kai trains while muttering under his breath.

Next to him, Mai Te Dai trains at an even higher intensity, carrying a huge stone while doing frog jumps, also reciting a training plan similar to A Kai's.

"Yo."

Seeing the two, Qimu Chao stepped forward and greeted them.

"Ah, little Chao, come, let's train together; don't waste your beautiful youth!"

Seeing Qimu Chao, Mai Te Dai smiled and invited him to train together: "Only passionate training can push the sweat of youth to its limit!"

"Training is fine, but Uncle Dai, I came today to ask you about a technique."

Qimu Chao also moved beside Mai Te Dai, placed his hands behind his back, and did frog jumps with him.

"Ninjutsu, huh? Is there a technique Shuo Mao can't teach you? And you still come to ask me?"

Mai Te Dai, while doing frog jumps, laughed: "But as a Genin I don't know many ninjutsu; at most I can give you some pointers in Body Technique."

"I would like to ask you about the Eight Gates."

Hearing Qimu Chao's words, Mai Te Dai, who had been frog‑jumping without pause even during conversation, finally stopped, tossed the stone aside, and asked: "Oh? Little Chao, where did you hear about this technique?"

Having said that, Mai Te Dai waved his hand: "Never mind, that's not important."

To him, Qimu Chao is just a younger relative, so knowing is enough, but another matter is very important: "Little Chao, what made you decide to learn the Eight Gates?"

"This technique, whether in cultivation or release, is dangerous enough to be called a forbidden art."

"Dad, what is the Eight Gates technique?"

Hearing his father's and Qimu Chao's conversation, after completing a thousand push‑ups, Mai Te Kai wiped his sweat with the bandage wrapped around his hand and came over to ask.

"The Eight Gates is a ninjutsu that removes the body's restriction on chakra, allowing chakra to flow maximally within the body, enabling one to unleash power far beyond normal strength."

Mai Te Dai explained: "However, this move requires very high physical condition; A Kai, your physique doesn't meet the standard, so I hadn't told you about it before."

Hearing his father's words, A Kai's eyes instantly filled with hot tears: "Damn, I'm just too weak, can't meet your expectations, Father."

"A Kai, you little brat."

After hearing A Kai, Mai Te Dai punched his head hard and said: "Didn't I tell you? No need to apologize to me; you just need to work harder. As long as you strive, our youthful passion won't be wasted!"

"If you apologize to me now, wouldn't that be disrespectful to the effort you already put in?!"

"Dad!"

"A Kai!"

Having said that, the father and son tightly embraced each other, crying, paying no attention to Qimu Chao standing nearby.

Even though he is already a Magnetic Field Strongman, Qimu Chao still feels a bit awkward about this scene.

Come to think of it, in this situation, would it be better for him to leave first?

After a while, Mai Te Dai stood up, wiped his tears, and patted Mai Te Kai's head: "Son, as a Genin I've trained day after day for over a decade. Though I haven't fully mastered this ninjutsu, it's the only thing I can pass on to you."

"Now I'll teach you first, Little Chao; once your physical condition meets my standards, Dad will also teach you this move!"

After saying that, Mai Te Dai turned to Qimu Chao: "Back to the earlier question, Little Chao, why did you come to me to learn this technique? If your answer displeases me, Uncle won't casually teach you it! To use it, you must have extremely strong self‑restraint!"

When he explained his reason for wanting to learn the move, Mai Te Dai's eyes instantly filled with hot tears again: "Because you want to develop a technique for Kakashi to amplify his ninjutsu, is that why you seek this move? Isn't this brotherly bond the best expression of youthful passion?"

"I've taught you!"

A Kai, also listening nearby, tearfully said: "To go this far for Kakashi, A Chao, you're truly admirable!"

After the crying, Mai Te Dai began to explain to Qimu Chao in detail the usage and essence of the Eight Gates, as well as some dangers and cautions.

A Kai, being A Kai, might have stayed aside to listen like anyone else; just listening is fine as long as he doesn't try to practice the move.

But A Kai didn't listen at all; he ran far away to do weighted jump rope.

For the whole afternoon, Qimu Chao stayed at the training ground, listening attentively to Mai Te Dai's explanation.

"Those are the key points of the Eight Gates; the rest of the actual release is up to you."

Mai Te Dai, hands on hips, looked at Qimu Chao and said: "Little Chao, you're not even seven yet, right? This physical condition, these impressive muscles, are far stronger than that kid A Kai's; you must have undergone higher‑intensity training than A Kai on a daily basis."

How could Qimu Chao respond to that? Claim that because he has Magnetic Field Rotation power, he can train and strengthen himself better?

He can't reveal his Magnetic Field Power to others—not now.

Since breaking through the Magnetic Field Rotation realm, he can better sense the magnetic fields that exist between star systems; in this world, only he possesses Magnetic Field Power.

Perhaps after pushing his Magnetic Field Power to the Supreme Strength Realm, it will affect the magnetic fields of star systems and even the universe, leading to other Magnetic Field Strongmen appearing in this world.

Or maybe because his Magnetic Field Power all stems from the Magnetic Field Seed inside his body, it won't affect the cosmic magnetic fields, and no Magnetic Field Lunatics will appear.

But those are matters for the future.